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Judges 14:5-6 Samson kills a lion
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU JUDGES 14:5,6 5 Samson went down to Timnah with his father and mother. As they were entering the vineyards of Timnah, a young lion suddenly came roaring at him. 6 The Spirit of the LORD rushed upon him in power, and he tore the lion apart with his bare hands as […]
Judges 14:1-4 Who is responsible for sin
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU JUDGES 14:1-4 This chapter is presented in three parts. First (vs. 1-4), Samson becomes infatuated with a Philistine girl and demands that his parents get her for him as his wife. This, we are told, was going to be used by the Lord to provoke an encounter with the Philistines. Second […]
Judges 13:24,25 Was Samson a giant?
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU JUDGES 13:24,25 24 The woman gave birth to a son and named him Samson. The boy grew, and the LORD blessed him, 25 and the Spirit of the LORD began to stir him while he was in the Camp of Dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol. Samson’s birth and childhood are recorded […]
Judges 13:19-23 Christ, truly present and truly ascended
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU JUDGES 13:19-23 19 Manoah took a young goat and a grain offering and offered them on a rock to the LORD. Manoah brought the young male goat, and slaughtered it there on his own temporary altar, a single large rock. It was not what the LORD had commanded through Moses, but […]
Judges 13:15-18 Wonderful!
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU JUDGES 13:15-18 15 Then Manoah said to the angel of the LORD, “Please stay here and we will prepare a young goat for you. 16 The angel of the LORD answered, “Even if you convince me to stay, I will not eat any of your food. But if you want to […]
Ruth 3:4 Uncovering his feet
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU RUTH 3:4 4 When he lies down, notice the place where he is lying. Then go, uncover his feet, and lay down. He will tell you what to do.” Naomi was suggesting something very bold here, but was it something sinful? Was she proposing that Ruth should be sexually intimate with […]
Judges 13:9-14 The baby in the womb
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU JUDGES 13:9-14 9 God heard Manoah, and the angel of God returned to the woman while she was out in the field, but her husband Manoah was not with her. 10 The woman ran quickly to her husband and said, “The man who came to me the other day has just […]
Judges 13:6-8 What to Expect When You’re Expecting a Nazirite Baby
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU JUDGES 13:6-8 6 Then the woman went to her husband and said, “A man of God came to me. He looked like a angel of God—so terrifying! I didn’t ask him where he came from, and he didn’t tell me his name. 7 He said to me, ‘You will conceive and […]
Judges 13:3-5 The blessing of the gospel
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU JUDGES 13:3-5 3 The angel of the Lord appeared to her and said, “You are unable to conceive and have no children, but you will conceive and give birth to a son. 4 Be careful not to drink wine or beer, or to eat anything unclean. 5 For indeed you will […]
Judges 13:2 A certain man from Dan
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU JUDGES 13:2 2 A certain man named Manoah was from Zorah. He was from the tribe of Dan. His wife was unable to conceive and had no children. When the Danites failed to drive out the Philistines (Joshua 19:40), “they went up and attacked Leshem, took it, put it to the […]
Judges 13:1 Meet the Philistines
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU JUDGES 13:1 In this chapter, we are introduced to Samson, the final judge of the book, in the book’s longest account. We meet Samson’s parents. We are made aware that he is a child fulfilling a prophecy, and that the Lord planned to do great things through him. Samson’s personal flaws […]
Ruth 3:1-3 The plan
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU RUTH 3:1-3 In this chapter the book moves toward its climax. All of the points of Naomi life and Ruth’s in which these women have been emptied again and again are now about to be refilled—just as Ruth’s full dinner plate and overflowing baskets of grain have already hinted. Boaz and […]